Elena Mariotti is a senior transformation executive with a value creation track record across 80+ companies and $120B in private equity portfolios. She has led growth strategy, digital transformation (AI/IoT), operational excellence, and sustainability programs at Blackstone, Cerberus Capital Management, Accenture partnering with boards, investors, and C-suites to enhance EBITDA. Elena’s sector experience spans natural resources, infrastructure, manufacturing, tech, real estate, financial services. A guest lecturer on private equity value creation at Oxford Saïd, she serves on multiple advisory boards. She began her career as engineer on oil rigs in the North Sea and renewable energy plants, and is passionate about commercial energy transition.
While growth value creation strategy is often carefully strategised at the outset, its execution is rarely straightforward. One often overlooked but critical component in implementing a growth playbook is people. This session takes a practical approach to share what it actually takes to implement a scalable growth playbook with the right blending of people, process and product strategies:
· What do you need and look for in people to successfully drive a growth value creations strategy?
· What does a good process look like and what are the best ways to reengineer and optimise your process
· The different approaches between MVPs vs full-scaled rollouts, and what does success look like at each stage?
ESG is no longer a compliance checkbox but a critical value creation tool and lever supporting top line growth. In this session we'll discuss practical playbooks for:
· Identifying material ESG levers by sector
· Embedding ESG metrics into 100-day plans and value creation roadmaps
· Aligning ESG KPIs with financial performance and operational dashboards
· Preparing for ESG due diligence and disclosure expectations at exit
· Leveraging ESG for cost savings, customer acquisition, and capital access
Check out the incredible speaker line-up to see who will be joining Elena.
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